{{Short description|Filipino hand-held fans}} [[File:Kababayang Pilipino - Pagsilang - Dress Rehearsal 05Jun2005 - 74 (17733159).jpg|thumb|A dancer in traditional Maranao costume with a pair of apir]] '''Apir''', also spelled '''aper''', are traditional folding women's hand-held fans of the Maranao people of the Philippines. They are a part of the traditional dress of Maranao women. Royal ''bai'' (ladies) carry an apir in their right hand during ceremonies. A pair of apir fans are also commonly featured in Maranao traditional dances, including ''singkil'' and ''pagapir''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hadji Abdul Racman |first1=Sohayle M. |title=The Festivities and the Material Culture Employed by the Maranaos During the Crowning Ceremonies of the RoyaltiesThe Festivities and the Material Culture Employed by the Maranaos During the Crowning Ceremonies of the Royalties |date=2019 |publisher=University of Brunei Darussalam |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335908059}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Muslim Mindanao |url=http://www.seasite.niu.edu/tagalog/cynthia/dances/muslim_mindanao_dances.htm |website=SEASite |publisher=Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Northern Illinois University |access-date=17 July 2021 |archive-date=26 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226132614/http://www.seasite.niu.edu/Tagalog/Cynthia/dances/muslim_mindanao_dances.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==See also== *Abaniko *Pamaypay *Darangen
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==External links== *{{commonscat-inline|Apir}}
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